I enjoy catching fish that want to try a little of you on. Pike here in the Yoop. Muskies are less common here. Have only caught one.
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July 22, 2017, 12:42 PM
arfmel
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July 22, 2017, 01:38 PM
TigerDore
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Originally posted by lastmanstanding:
Muskies can be aggressive and are territorial. They will suspend in the water and attack anything that comes near.
That sounds a lot like a freshwater version of a barracuda.
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July 22, 2017, 01:55 PM
lastmanstanding
Video of a couple guys catching a Muskie on a known Muskie lake Lake Vermillion in Minnesota. a 52" Muskie which is not all that unusual of a size.
Someone suggested the girl got cut on rocks. Not likely. She felt the bite and kicked it away with her other foot. She was sitting on a paddle board after her dad been pulling it around. I'm sure the fish was in the area seen her foot dangling and got aggressive.
Muskies don't scare from boat activity like most fish. One technique for fishing them is high speed surface trolling.
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July 22, 2017, 03:25 PM
Rey HRH
I thought how mangled can the foot get but those are very long and very deep gashes.
I'd be crying like a little girl; I'm sure she did, too.
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July 22, 2017, 07:37 PM
wrightd
She might not have. Some little kids are like the toughest Marines, they get injured but keep going.
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July 22, 2017, 07:45 PM
sourdough44
Yep, I've had my fingers buggered up taking lure out of the mouth's of a Pike.
I realize her bite(s) were more involved. There are a lot of razor sharp teeth in those mouths.
July 22, 2017, 07:48 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
When I was a kid...my fingers got ripped up pretty good by a chain pickerel (Muskie lite)...it took awhile to heal and hurt like hell...I feel for that girl. She is way tougher than most of her peers...bravo to her . She will grow old and have a story to tell (with scars).
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July 22, 2017, 08:17 PM
Rightwire
Poor kid, that's a fish story that you never want
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July 22, 2017, 09:06 PM
BRL
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Muskies can be aggressive and are territorial. They will suspend in the water and attack anything that comes near.
Except my fishing lure.
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July 23, 2017, 07:41 PM
Graniteguy
Those are propeller cuts - the size,angle and texture of those wounds completely rule out the tale they are spinning.
July 23, 2017, 07:51 PM
sigfreund
quote:
Originally posted by Graniteguy: Those are propeller cuts - the size,angle and texture of those wounds completely rule out the tale they are spinning.
Yes. I agree completely. I didn’t bother looking at the photo earlier, but now that I have, I can’t imagine mistaking those wounds as something made by a fish with many needle-like teeth.
This shows what I would expect from a musky attack.
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July 23, 2017, 07:56 PM
MNSIG
quote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
quote:
Originally posted by Graniteguy: Those are propeller cuts - the size,angle and texture of those wounds completely rule out the tale they are spinning.
Yes. I agree completely.
There are other photos showing additional wounds on the medial aspect of her lower leg that would be inconsistent with a prop strike.
July 23, 2017, 07:59 PM
sigfreund
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Originally posted by MNSIG: There are other photos showing additional wounds on the medial aspect of her lower leg that would be inconsistent with a prop strike.
Are they linked at the original?
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July 23, 2017, 08:04 PM
MNSIG
quote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
quote:
Originally posted by MNSIG: There are other photos showing additional wounds on the medial aspect of her lower leg that would be inconsistent with a prop strike.
Beyond photo evidence, this was witnessed by other family members and other boaters helped with first aid within minutes. The girl and her family sure got their fish story together quickly if Dad really ran her over (twice) with the boat. BTW it was a 5HP on a small boat, not a high performance ski boat.
July 23, 2017, 08:07 PM
92fstech
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I can’t imagine mistaking those wounds as something made by a fish with many needle-like teeth
Muskie and pike have needle-like teeth along the outside of their mouths, but they also have curved, sharp teeth inside, almost like the fangs of a snake. And there are a lot more in there than the two a snake has. I can totally believe that those wounds were made by a large muskie.
. She will grow old and have a story to tell (with scars).